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ACP recognizes quality improvement champions at Internal Medicine Meeting 2016
Member leaders and staff at ACP's Center for Quality selected awardees whose work has helped physicians implement practice transformation so as to achieve the quadruple aim, including better care, better patient outcomes, better value, and the promotion of physician well-being.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/05/24/6.htm
24 May 2016
Preventing suicide in primary care
There is debate over whether screening patients for suicide risk factors actually reduces suicide deaths, yet many primary care clinics are training clinicians and staff to recognize suicide risk factors in their patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/10/preventing-suicide-in-primary-care.htm
1 Oct 2018
Setting a course for food as medicine
Culinary medicine is a growing, evidence-based movement that brings the “food is medicine” philosophy to medical education and beyond.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/06/setting-a-course-for-food-as-medicine.htm
1 Jun 2018
Internists work on Russian health and international relations
When ACP members first began traveling to Russia in the late 1990s, the weather wsa chilly, but the reception was anything but.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/06/twelve.htm
1 Jun 2008
Former EVP/CEO reflects on his tenure at the College
ACP's outgoing EVP/CEO reflects on his 6 years at the College's helm and his plans for the future.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/11/QandA.htm
1 Nov 2016
Addressing unexpected loss during medical residency
Following the death of a trainee, one training director developed a framework to help others cope, including gathering resources, breaking the news, talking with the deceased's family, and handling memorial services, among other topics.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/03/addressing-unexpected-loss-during-medical-residency.htm
1 Mar 2019
Starting salaries rise for primary care doctors in 2012
Primary care physicians reported $180,000 in median first-year guaranteed compensation, up from $175,000 in 2011, a salary survey noted.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/05/07/2.htm
7 May 2013
ACP receives grant on safety when prescribing opioids
ACP and its curriculum partner, Pri-Med, have been awarded an educational grant from a company to develop and implement a training program that educates clinicians about safety and efficacy when prescribing opioids.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/03/12/8.htm
12 Mar 2013
Latest updates on ACP's priorities, initiatives
ACP Spotlight offers readers a look at ACP's current top priorities and initiatives, as well as highlights from our e-newsletter, ACP Internist Weekly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/04/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Apr 2019
Feeding nutrition into your practice
Internists routinely ask patients about smoking and drinking, but should they also ask about eating habits?
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/01/nutrition-counseling.htm
1 Jan 2017